Pacing Calendar

EasyTech Pacing Calendar Grade 7

This Pacing Calendar provides a suggested order of assignments and timing for utilizing the EasyTech curriculum in your classroom. For planning purposes, each week contains approximately 90 minutes of curriculum delivered through whole group, independent, or guided practice implementation models.

Prior to beginning the school year, it is recommended that you create student technology portfolios (digital or print) to provide students with a way to share their learning. The portfolio may include EasyTech certificates, reports, and Application Exercise entries and work products. Pictures are a great way to show your students the learning process and can be used at the end of the year for a class slideshow or technology showcase.

Note about Keyboarding: remember to provide students with time each week to improve their technique, accuracy, and speed through Adaptive Keyboarding after they have completed the Keyboarding Lessons and Guided Practices.

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 1

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Keyboarding

Week 1

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Whole Group

Adaptive Keyboarding

45

Online Safety

Week 1

Healthy Computing

Whole Group

Discussion

30

Online Safety

Week 1

Healthy Computing Reflection

Independent

Application Exercise

5

Online Safety

Week 2

Texting Safety Discussion

Whole Group

Discussion

30

Online Safety

Week 2

Texting Safety Discussion Reflection

Independent

Application Exercise

5

Online Safety

Week 2

Think Before You Text

Independent

Application Exercise

45

Online Safety

Week 3

Online Safety: Digital Citizenship

Independent

Lesson

15

Online Safety

Week 3

Be Cyber Safe!

Small Goup

Application Exercise

45

Online Safety

Week 4

What's Private?

Independent

Application Exercise

90

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – These lessons are spiraled from previous years to help set a firm foundation for safe, appropriate, and effective technology use throughout the year. Begin the month with a whole group introduction to Adaptive Keyboarding.

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 2

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Online Safety

Week 1

Safekeeping Personal Information Discussion

Whole Group

Discussion

30

Online Safety

Week 1

Safekeeping Personal Information Discussion Reflection

Independent

Application Exercise

5

Online Safety

Week 1

Online Status Message Basics Discussion

Whole Group

Discussion

30

Online Safety

Week 1

Online Status Message Basics Discussion Reflection

Independent

Application Exercise

5

Online Safety

Week 1

Online Safety: Dealing with Cyberbullying

Independent

Lesson

15

Online Safety

Week 2

Take Two: Recognize and Report Cyberbullying

Whole Group

Application Exercise

135

Online Safety

Week 3

Take Two: Recognize and Report Cyberbullying (Continued)

Whole Group

Application Exercise

Hardware and Software Fundamentals

Week 4

Software Fundamentals: Navigating Ribbon Interfaces

Independent

Lesson

12

Hardware and Software Fundamentals

Week 4

Share and Tell

Small Group

Application Exercise

45

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – When students finish their work with class time remaining, have them practice their Keyboarding skills using their Adaptive Keyboarding assignments. It is recommended that you create a Keyboarding group within the class to provide students an easy-to-access area that will help guide them in Keyboarding instruction.

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 3

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Hardware and Software Fundamentals

Week 1

Hardware Fundamentals: Mobile Devices are Technology To Go

Independent

Lesson

15

Hardware and Software Fundamentals

Week 1

Software Fundamentals: Using Program Menus and Toolbars

Independent

Lesson

25

Hardware and Software Fundamentals

Week 1

Software Fundamentals: Software, Buttons, and Controls

Independent

Lesson

25

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 1

Online Communication: Using Personal Learning Networks

Independent

Lesson

15

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 2

Online Communications: Communicating with Instant Messaging

Independent

Lesson

15

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 2

Online Communications: Reading and Writing Blogs

Independent

Lesson

18

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 2

Online Communications: Navigation and Mapping

Independent

Lesson

15

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 3

Internet Usage: Ethical Use of Digital Resources

Independent

Lesson

15

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 3

Internet Usage: Navigating the World Wide Web

Independent

Lesson

15

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 3

Online Communications: Online Personal Communication

Independent

Lesson

15

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 3

Internet Usage: Effective Search Strategies

Independent

Lesson

15

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 4

Become an Internet Sleuth: Strategies to Guide Inquiry

Independent

Application Exercise

35

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 4

Online Communication: Sharing Safely Online

Independent

Lesson

15

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – Remind students about the importance of using the internet wisely. Discuss with students why it matters if we use someone else’s work without giving them credit. Ask how they would feel if they put a lot of hard work into something and then someone else used it without permission. How can this impact someone who creates digital work for a living?

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 4

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 1

Person of Interest

Independent

Application Exercise

75

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 1

Online Communication: Sharing and Collaborating Online

Independent

Lesson

15

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 2

Online Collaboration: Easier Than Offline Collaboration?

Small Group

Application Exercise

180

Internet Usage and Online Communication

Week 3

Online Collaboration: Easier Than Offline Collaboration? (Continued)

Small Group

Application Exercise

Word Processing

Week 4

Word Processing: Overview of Basic Skills

Independent

Lesson

15

Word Processing

Week 4

Word Processing: Creating Professional Documents

Independent

Lesson

15

Word Processing

Week 4

Word Processing: Flyer Print Design

Independent

Lesson

15

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – Provide students with opportunities to publish their classroom writing in documents along with digital or hand-drawn art that illustrates their writing. When students finish their work with class time remaining, have them practice Keyboarding skills using their Adaptive Keyboarding assignments.

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 5

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Word Processing

Week 1

Word Up! Word Processing 101

Independent

Application Exercise

90

Word Processing

Week 2

Word Processing: Visual Design

Independent

Lesson

15

Word Processing

Week 2

Word Processing: Formatting Essays Using MLA

Independent

Lesson

15

Word Processing

Week 2

Following Directions

Small Group

Application Exercise

60

Word Processing

Week 3

Following Directions (Presentations)

Whole Group

Word Processing

Week 3

Word Processing Middle Grades Unit Quiz

Independent

Quiz

15

Computational Thinking

Week 4

Computational Thinking: Algorithmic Problem Solving

Independent

Lesson

15

Computational Thinking

Week 4

Algorithmic Government

Blended Learning

Application Exercise

90

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – If you are new to Computational Thinking, complete the Lessons alongside your students. Facilitate a discussion about other areas of life where Computational Thinking can be applied.

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 6

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Computational Thinking

Week 1

Computational Thinking: Models and Simulations

Independent

Lesson

15

Computational Thinking

Week 1

Time Is Money

Independent

Application Exercise

90

Computational Thinking

Week 2

Computational Thinking: Implement and Test

Independent

Lesson

15

Computational Thinking

Week 2

Just Dance

Independent

Application Exercise

60

Coding

Week 3

Building Your First Program

Blended Learning

Codesters

90

Coding

Week 4

Codesters in Space

Blended Learning

Codesters

90

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – Facilitate a discussion about other areas of life where computational thinking and coding skills can be applied. When students finish their work with class time remaining, have them practice Keyboarding skills using their Adaptive Keyboarding assignments.

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 7

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Coding

Week 1

Shapes and Drawings

Blended Learning

Codesters

90

Coding

Week 2

Chat with Your Sprite

Blended Learning

Codesters

90

Coding

Week 3

Recycling Loop

Blended Learning

Codesters

90

Spreadsheets

Week 4

Spreadsheets: Analyzing Data

Independent

Lesson

15

Spreadsheets

Week 4

Number Cube Probability

Independent

Application Exercise

60

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – Have students practice entering data by creating spreadsheets based the on content being studied in core curriculum classes, physical education classes, or other classes. When students finish their work with class time remaining, encourage them to utilize Adaptive Keyboarding to improve their accuracy and words per minute.

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 8

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Spreadsheets

Week 1

Spreadsheets: Formulas

Independent

Lesson

15

Spreadsheets

Week 1

Creating a Budget

Independent

Application Exercise

45

Presentations

Week 2

Presentations: Basic Slide Show Elements

Independent

Lesson

15

Presentations

Week 2

Presentations: Consistency and Visual Design

Independent

Lesson

15

Presentations

Week 2

Presentations: Motion Design

Independent

Lesson

15

Presentations

Week 3

Saving the Environment Within My Community

Independent

Application Exercise

90

Multimedia

Week 4

Multimedia: Creating and Enhancing Images and Graphics

Independent

Lesson

15

Multimedia

Week 4

Metaphors and Images

Independent

Application Exercise

45

Multimedia

Week 4

Multimedia: Designing Documents with Desktop Publishing

Independent

Lesson

15

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – Encourage students to place all of their projects in their digital portfolio. Remind students that a digital portfolio is also a multimedia product.

Digital Literacy Concept

Month 9

Curriculum Title

Implementation Model

Type

Time (in minutes)

Multimedia

Week 1

H2O, We Need You So!

Small Group

Application Exercise

75

Online Safety

Week 2

Online Safety: Digital Citizenship

Whole Group

Lesson

15

Online Safety

Week 2

Online Status Message Basics Discussion

Whole Group

Discussion

30

Online Safety

Week 2

Online Safety: Dealing With Cyberbullying

Whole Group

Lesson

15

Online Safety

Week 2

Understanding Identity Theft Discussion

Whole Group

Discussion

15

Online Safety

Week 2

Understanding Identity Theft Discussion Reflection

Independent

Application Exercise

5

Online Safety

Week 3

Safekeeping Personal Information Discussion (Review)

Whole Group

Discussion

30

Online Safety

Week 3

Summer Online Safety Presentation

Small Group

Application Exercise

90

Online Safety

Week 4

Summer Online Safety Presentation (Continued)

Small Group

Application Exercise

Online Safety

Week 4

Summer Online Safety Presentation (Presentations)

Whole Group

Application Exercise

Online Safety

Week 4

Technology Showcase (Optional)

Keyboarding

All

Adaptive Keyboarding: Urban Keyboarding Explorer

Independent

Adaptive Keyboarding

Tips & Suggestions – Online Safety is important to revisit at the end of the year to remind students that they need to be smart when online, whether at home or at school. Provide parents with resources to help them keep their students safe online. See the Parent Online Safety Guide found here. Provide students and parents with ideas for continuing to practice their Digital Literacy skills during the summer.